Archaeological Theory


"Understanding Early Civilizations"

A Comparative Study

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The first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 774 pages. Size: 236 x 175 mm. Weight: 1448g.
Author:  Trigger, Bruce G.
ISBN:  0521705452
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"Flintknapping"

Making and Understanding Stone Tools

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Offering a handbook on flintknapping, this work is written from the archaeological perspective of interpreting stone tools as well as making them. It contains information on making stone tools, and is useful for practicing knappers as well as for teachers of the history of technology, experimental archaeology, and stone tool analysis. With 12 photographss, 226 line drawings, 2 charts. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 240 x 155 mm. Weight: 590g.
Author:  Whittaker, John C.
ISBN:  029279083X
Publisher:  University of Texas Press
Date:  1994  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"Archaeology"

What It Is, Where It Is, and How to Do It

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With illustrated throughout in colour. Paperback, 104 pages. Size: 254 x 190 mm. Weight: 356g.
Author:  Wilkinson, Paul
ISBN:  1905739001
Publisher:  Archaeopress
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Archaeological Theory

"Archaeological Fantasies"

How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public

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Examines the phenomenon of pseudoarchaeology. The essays in this book explore issues including: the differences between real and pseudoarchaeology; its popularity and the media's role; and the warping of genuine archaeology to fit national and other agendas; and pseudoarchaeology's potential risk to the genuine academic field of archaeology. With 2 b/w ill., 7 b/w halftones, 17 b/w line drawings. New ed. Paperback, 440 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 234g.
Author:  (Fagan, Garrett G., ed.)
ISBN:  0415305934
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

"Archaeological Resource Management in the Uk"

An Introduction

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This work is an introduction to the structure and context of archaeology in Britain. It reviews the vital issues facing archaeologists during a period in which the discipline has become increasingly diverse, and analyzes the questions of principle and practice that have arisen. With illustrations. 2rev ed. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  (Hunter, John, ed.)
ISBN:  0750927895
Publisher:  Npi Media Group
Date:  2006  (UK)
Readership:  Undergraduate Archaeology

"Archaeology"

The Key Concepts

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"Routledge Key Guides" series; An invaluable resource, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the key terms used in this discipline today. New ed. Paperback, 312 pages. Size: 138 x 216 mm. Weight: 336g.
Author:  (Renfrew, Colin, ed.)
ISBN:  0415317584
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Archaeology

"Archaeology at the Millennium"

A Sourcebook

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Considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an agenda for the future. This book contains chapters which address a range of topics including paradigms, practice, and relevance of the discipline; paleoanthropology; fully modern humans; and holocene hunter-gatherers. With 1. Paperback, 528 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 936g.
Author:  (Price, T.Douglas, ed.)
ISBN:  0387726101
Publisher:  Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Archaeology

"Archaeology in Practice"

A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses

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Offers students in archaeology laboratory courses a how-to manual of archaeological methods and provides insight into the modern archaeology. This title includes many examples of applications of archaeological techniques. It is organized by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics, stone artifacts, and documentary sources. With 149. Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 245 x 172 mm. Weight: 180g.
Author:  (Balme, Jane, ed.)
ISBN:  0631235744
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

"The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory"

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"Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology" series; Offers an introduction to the archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory. This book spans the Neolithic through the Iron Age, and draws from the major regions of the Mediterranean's coast and islands. It engages diverse theoretical approaches so students may see the benefits of multivocality. With 17. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 250 x 175 mm. Weight: 143g.
Author:  (Blake, Emma, ed.)
ISBN:  0631232680
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

"Belief in the Past"

Theoretical Approaches to the Archaeology of Religion

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With illustrations. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 400g.
Author:  (Whitley, David S., ed.)
ISBN:  1598743422
Publisher:  Left Coast Press Inc
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Archaeology

"Biblical Interpretation at Qumran (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature)"

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"Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature" series; The Dead Sea Scrolls are an invaluable source of information about Jewish biblical interpretation in antiquity. Paperback, 228 pages. Size: 234 x 162 mm. Weight: 78g.
Author:  (Henze, Matthias, ed.)
ISBN:  0802839371
Publisher:  William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Date:  2005  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Archaeology

"The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology"

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Introduction to the ways in which archaeologists study the recent past (AD 1500 to the present). With 10 line figures 21 halftones. Paperback, 420 pages. Size: 247 x 175 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (Hicks, Dan, ed.)
ISBN:  0521619629
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

"Case Studies in Environmental Archaeology"

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"Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology" series; Highlights studies that address significant anthropological issues in the Americas from the perspective of environmental archaeology. This title features case studies focusing on interpreting environmental data rather than methodology, successfully demonstrate how environmental science can resolve questions concerning past human behavior. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 481 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 793g.
Author:  (Reitz, Elizabeth J., ed.)
ISBN:  0387713026
Publisher:  Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

"Classical Archaeology"

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"Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology" series; Encourages critical thinking about the role of ancient material culture in modern times and the role of modern preoccupations in shaping the study of ancient material. This book contains essays that cover the Greek world and the Roman. It stimulates a dialogue between the two ancient cultures. With 88. Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 246 x 172 mm. Weight: 807g.
Author:  (Alcock, Susan E., ed.)
ISBN:  0631234195
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

"Confronting Scale in Archaeology"

Issues of Theory and Practice

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The introduction of geographical information systems (GIS) remote sensing, and virtual reality have expanded the scale at which data is interpreted. This book discusses the cultural, social and spatial aspects of scale and its impact on archaeology in practical and applicable cases. With 77 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 29 black & white halftones, 48 black & whit. Paperback, 294 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 417g.
Author:  (Lock, Gary R., ed.)
ISBN:  0387757015
Publisher:  Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeology

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